Motorola is trying to pick itself up by it’s bootstraps these days. The 2004 Razr craze has faded like three day old leftovers and the company now finds itself hopelessly behind in winning over the hearts and minds of geeks everywhere. Of course, they must be doing something right since they are still the number one seller of handsets. But those cellphone carriers give Razrs away like lollipops so that could account for the sales. It’s the early adopters that matter! They have the big money. Well, sometimes. Sometimes they just forgo eating.

The Android might change all of this. According to BusinessWeek, Moto’s Google-enabled handset will feature an "iPhone-like touch-screen", a slide-out QWERTY keyboard and a host of social-network-friendly features. The magazine notes the device takes its design cues from the Krave ZN4 and resembles a high-end version of the T-Mobile G1 from HTC. It will, however, sell for less than the G1. The unit ships Q2 2009. Happy days could be here again for Moto fans!

Click the link for the BusinessWeek article.

Sales of T-Mobile / Motorola Sidekick Slides have been suspended because it has been discovered that some of them are just turning themselves off!

If you are a current disgruntled owner, you can call T-Mobile or visit a store to "discuss available options." If looking to replace the offending device, note that none of T-Mobile’s other Sidekicks in the current lineup — the LX and the iD — are affected.

I for one, have heard enough of the "maybes" and "possibles" – I want to see a city-wide wireless network in place! I don;’t even care which city. Just get it done, people!

Yesterday, Sprint and Motorola did a live demo of Sprint’s Xohm-branded, mobile WiMax service on the Chicago River.

Live video feed, even in full-screen mode, was very good and websites "loaded quickly and seemed very snappy" without any lag. The laptops used for the demonstration "all had massive PCMCIA cards" with 2x antenna while the Motorola handsets were all existing models stuffed with WiMax guts.

Here is the news we want – commercial launch is planned for April 2008 with pricing expected to match home DSL and no contracts! You do have to supply your own hardware and subscribe for as long as you like.

Looking more like a remote control device, Motorola has unveiled its landline phones named MOTOLIVN. With location-free bases, these can be placed anywhere you have an electrical outlet.

The MOTOLIVN features:

* Location-free base enabling maximum flexibility in positioning the phone
* Special eco-mode operation
* The ability to store a minimum of one hundred phone numbers
* High-quality speakerphone for hands-free conversations
* Ten different polyphonic ringer melodies
* A multi-language setting
* Up to ten hours of talk time
* One hundred hours of standby time
* The D8 range features enhanced phonebook capacity, a SIM card reader to allow users to transfer contacts, headset socket, and high-definition sound, providing natural, high quality audio
* The D8 Skype product offers easy access to Skype services including buddy lists, SMS and Skype chat (IM)
* The D7 MOTOLIVN range, available in silver, features a blue backlit two-line mono display
* The D8 MOTOLIVN range, available in black/silver and also white/black offers consumers a 3.6cm full-color display

The D7 starts at €49.99 ($70), the D8 will be €69.99 ($97).

Verizon, Cingular, AT&T, Sprint, Motorola, and any other Cell Phone provider beware. The Google phone is coming out. I don’t know when, and I don’t know how they’re going to do it, but mark my words: It will be Spectacular!

From what I hear, service will be free. Hook, Line, Sinker. See you later other cell phone providers.